Speaking volumes

The crowning irony of British actor Jim Dale's stellar career is that he will best be remembered for having been heard and not seen. As the sole performer of the entire Harry Potter canon on audiobook, including the seventh and final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Dale is more likely to be swarmed by fans who suddenly...

Fantastic voyage

Like Saphira, the gem-scaled, fire-breathing, starter-home-sized dragon of his Inheritance fantasy series, teen publishing phenom Christopher Paolini is exceptionally bright, well spoken, irrepressibly optimistic and possessed of a quick wit that is swift to strike any hint of self-importance from his conversation. Not since Stephen King has the...